Mumbai, May 16 -- Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday unveiled plans to consolidate all arms and offices of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in Mumbai into a single, integrated facility, in a move aimed at reducing administrative costs, improving efficiency, and making government more accessible to businesses and citizens.

Currently, the Ministry operates 20 offices across 12 different organisations spread across various locations in Mumbai, occupying lakhs of square feet of premium real estate worth hundreds of crores of rupees.

Under the proposed plan, these offices will be brought together at a single, integrated hub wherever feasible, equipped with high-quality audio-visual infrastructure to connect stak...